Speaker Training in collaboration with BruJUG

Always wanted to speak at meetups and conferences but need a little push? This session might be that push you need!

While inviting marvelous speakers to our community is great, we would love to see more community members step up and share what they know. This is why we are hosting this event for those of you keen to submit a talk to a conference, but looking for guidance on where to get started. We will cover the basics, giving you some simple guidelines to help prepare you for your first conference presentation, as well as some insider tips to consider when submitting your talk ideas.

This session is aimed at both audience and NOVICE speakers - people who have never done it before, or have limited experience with presenting, and want to take that first step.

Come to this session if:
• You'd like to present at a local User Group event, but you're not confident enough yet
• You're wondering if you could present at Voxxed Brussels or another conference
• You want practical help getting started with public speaking
• You're simply curious about what it's like

This is very much an introductory session (although more confident speakers are welcome), and will focus on your skills as a presenter, not the mechanics of building a slide deck or talk.

Beyond the event we'll help to connect you with a mentor who can guide you all the way through to your first lightning talk/evening presentation to your first conference presentation.

Preparation
This is going to be an active workshop. Bring a 5 to 7 minute presentation on anything you feel comfortable talking about (Java is always a plus). Don't worry too much about making perfect slides (if you make slides at all) or having the perfect topic, anything will do.

If you do not yet feel ready to speak but want to join, you are more than welcome to provide positive feedback to the others.

Schedule

• 18:45: Doors
• 19:00: Introduction
• 19:15: 5 minute sessions by you! + feedback and tips and tricks.
• 21:00: End + drinks nearby

If many people want to give speaking a shot, we might split of into 2 groups.